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Metro passengers have voted in their thousands and have chosen a vibrant light blue colour scheme for the new-look Central Station in Newcastle.
More than 5,000 people voted after Nexus gave passengers a chance to have their say on the new colour scheme.
Nexus, which owns, manages and is...

Nexus, which owns, manages and is modernising the Tyne and Wear Metro, has installed automatic ticket gates at Chichester Metro station in South Tyneside.
The new ticket gates have been installed over the last two weeks and will be switched on in February.
It will mean that the station will be...

Nexus, which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, has given its new apprentices the chance to get first-hand experience of operating multi-million pound railway maintenance equipment.
Ten first year apprentices, who are part of the three-year Nexus Apprenticeship Scheme, got the chance to...

Nexus, the public body which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, has donated a set of level crossing stop lights to one of the North’s most well-known heritage railways.
The Wensleydale Railway in North Yorkshire, which is run by volunteers, has been given a used set of red stop lights from...

A Metro driver who was involved in a fatal collision while in the cab of his train has trained as a counsellor to help colleagues who find themselves in the same position.
Alan Hudson, a Metro driver for 14 years, decided to become a counsellor as a way of coping with the trauma of an incident five...

Metro passengers who buy annual MetroSavers can now buy tickets priced zone-by-zone for annual season tickets, offering cheaper travel for thousands of commuters.
The zonal MetroSavers are now on sale exclusively from all Nexus Travelshops. They will be available from all Metro station ticket...

Nexus, which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, has embarked on a third consecutive year of apprentice recruitment for its rail engineering section.
A total of ten apprentices are being sought to join the Nexus Apprenticeship Scheme in the autumn of 2015. Nexus expanded the scheme in 2013...

Customer service workers at Nexus are playing a key role in keeping public transport hubs safe from sex offenders.
The Nexus staff have appeared in a new national training video, commissioned by the independent charity Leisurewatch, on how to spot the characteristics and actions of potential...

Nexus, which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, has successfully completed an £800,000 project to improve safety at Metro level crossings – including the introduction of warning lights for pedestrians.
Five level crossings, which are maintained by Nexus, have received a series of safety...

Employers are signing up for a staff travel scheme on Tyne and Wear Metro in record numbers after the Corporate MetroSaver ticket scheme was extended earlier this year, allowing smaller companies with fewer staff to sign up.
As a result, Nexus has seen a rise in the number of enquiries and...